Tongue tie

GobbledyGook

Kandboys wrote: »

Luckily it's not causing him any problems. He's thriving! He was 10lb 5oz born and is now 14lb 6oz at 10 weeks!! It's just if it causes him problems in the future really

That's good that it's not causing him problems. When you get your referral make sure you are being sent to someone who actually knows about tongue ties. Some may see if it's not causing a huge problem right now then there's no need for referral.

The younger the better to get it sorted (if it needs it) imo.

bromleymum

My son was tongue tied and had a "floppy larynx". He used to sound like a lorry reversing when he breastfed.

When he poked his tongue out it never came further than his lips and forked slightly in the middle.

I remember taking him to the doctor who said that unless it caused a problem with his feeding or speech, best to ignore it. I was a little peeved but took the advice and forgot about it.

When he was about a year old I noticed one day he was no longer tongue tied. Couldn't believe I'd missed it disappearing. Probably fell over or it naturally stretched, we'll never know.

I have to admit he was my third baby in four years and I was a lot more relaxed about him. I may have worried about it more if he was my first.

He has, however, had issues with delayed language although I have been reassured it's not related to his initial tongue tie (again we'll never know) and now he's 6, he's completely caught up with his peers.

I know this probably creates more questions than answers but tongue tie is very common as are language delays in boys so it's likely that they often overlap.

As a side note, he has an unbelievably long tongue now which he loves to poke out and show off!

Kate1

My little boy was tongue tied and it wasn't picked for until he was around 4 days old. Got breastfeeding off to a bad start as he couldn't feed properly so was always hungry and screaming. Once it was picked up it was dealt with so quickly at the hospital and involved a little snip. I was set up to feed him and he was then taken into another room to have it done. It was so quick (he was back in a matter of minutes) and fed straight away, he wasn't even crying. Given it was so quick and easy to solve I'm so glad it was done and wouldn't hesitate to have it done again if my next baby needs it. I remember at the time I had not heard of it and spent the night before it was done awake with worry but when it came to it, it was so minor and means he can now happily lick his ice-cream.

robin

My son had tie tongue, it was noticed by the midwife whne he was 24 hours old. At my doctors they refer straight away for it be snipped. He had it snipped when he was 10 days old. He was asleep in his car seat, we didn't even take him out, it was snipped, he gave a short scream and went back to sleep. He is now 2 and has p problems eating or talking (well from what we can tell at the moment anyway). I was breast feeding him and was told to say we were having problems to ensure it was done. Thinking back maybe we should've looked into it more but we were first time parents and trusted the midwife, we have no regrets though and will put it in my maternity notes to ensure this baby is checked in hospital as I was told if it had been spotted in hospital it would've been snipped before we came home.

Kandboys

Thanks all. We've been referred to the paediatrician so will wait for that appointment to come through and go from there I think. He seems to think it's quite a severe case as little man can't push his tongue much past his gums.

yellowbear

Be aware that some Trusts won't snip a tongue-tie on the basis that there MAY be a problem in the future with speech. The main reason a TT is snipped in my area is because it affects breastfeeding.

dantheman2010

My daughter was born tongue tied, she is 12 weeks now but it tore on its own at about 7 weeks. The HV and doc have checked her over and it is all fine, so it may just tear by its own accord.

P.S There was no blood, or pain (as far as I know), we just noticed one day it wasnt like it anymore.

alleycat`

My DS had a tongue tie and it had to be "snipped" as he couldn't breastfeed properly due to it (was done after a few days).

Once it was done he never looked back.

LL30

Argh, this just makes me furious! I have been screaming about my daughter's tongue tie since I discovered it at 18 weeks. The HV took a look and described it as severe (forks in the middle, and her tongue makes a heart shape when she tries to stick it out). We had to stop breast feeding because her weight gain was poor (getting stuck at 5lb 6oz is not good!) and I sobbed like a baby as we had fought so flipping hard to breast feed as she was 8 weeks prem. When I went to the doctors, she had the cheek to give me a print off of the NICE guidelines which stated that they would do it if it interfered with bfing. I went home and cried!! I'd done everything in my power to bf, and if the problem had been spotted earlier, we could have still been doing it - the print out just added insult to injury.

Roll on her next consultant's appt and he says that they want to monitor it. Now, at 16 months, they are concerned with her speech development (amongst other things)...grrr! One tiny little op and this all could have been sorted. Sorry, rant over!!

choccybikkie_2

Hi, my 3 eldest children all had tongue ties. Dd1 we were told they only quarterise it if it affects feeding/speech. She bf fine but speech was an issue, she had 3 years of therapy which helped a little but the therapist was adamant dd's problem were not because of tongue tie as the sounds she had problems with were made at the back of her mouth. Ds's was not as restricted and never caused any problems. When dd2 was born she had a 'double tongue tie'! Tightly joined underneath, a gap, then a thick strand tying the end to her gum. Because of this she was referred to JRH as our local didn't do the op, before the appt the tie on the end of her tongue came away itself (think she caught her finger in it) the hosp said they still wanted to operate as they now deemed it was better to have the op done than to wait for problems! She had it done under GA at 9 months.
A year later dd1 ( then age 6) started to complain she was sore under her tongue and the gp referred her to JRH too. The consultant said he wished she'd been reffered as a baby as it was severe and WAS to blame for her poor speech and would have actually been quite uncomfortable! she had the op under GA the next day! Her speech did improve but not 100%. At 13 she still sometimes struggles with certian letters/sounds. She still cannot completely lick around her mouth either.
As the consultant said before her op as the tongue is a muscle, she'd gone 6 years not using that muscle fully as it ws restricted therefore she would never regain 100% use.!!
When i had 4th child i was expecting the same again, but luckily she was born sticking her tongue out! If however she did have one, I would have got her referred ASAP and not waited for problems to occour. Good luck Kandboys x